OKUTAMAMACHI, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 16: Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan enjoys the view from the top of 1,737-meter-high Takanosuyama Mountain September 16, 2004 in Okutamamachi, Japan.
I agree with you, he keeps his promish to masako befor their wedding.bluetortuga said:I can see that P Naruhito truly loves Masako, and is wlling to stand up for her in the face of criticism from the Imperial Court. Masako is lucky to have a husband like him!
Glad to see her appearance back...she looked much better in this photo than the one in (similar) picture which taken a couple months ago (see Jun5 post no 60 in this thread)Lyonnaise said:Polfoto 18-11-2004 Japanese Crown Princess Masako, right, smiles in a car, along with her husband Crown Prince Naruhito, on the arrival at the Imperial Palace to meet Danish Queen Margrethe and her husband Prince Henrik, in Tokyo, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2004. Danish Queen Margrethe is on a week-long state visit to Japan.
I hope that's a message from the Empress to the Household to tell them to stop hinting about Naruhito divorcing Masako and finding himself a wife to breed sons.The conservatism of Japan's Imperial Household is well known, and Michiko also voiced her desire that Masako should help the ancient institution to modernise. "I sincerely hope that the two Princesses, Masako and Kiko, will spend long years as members of the Imperial Family, and will be able to see not only the things that I have done, but also the many things that I have not been able to do, so that they will continue to add more to the Imperial Family, fulfilling what I have been unable to accomplish."